Is Wikipedia still accessible via VPN from Turkey? If accessible, then how about the effort spent in pushing a response to the government, which might not let them change their mind, nor stop them from blocking sometime later, instead, focus on encouraging the use of VPNs more? VPNs are no longer the "terminal" things. Just a button click, and you're browsing from the US or UK. If the government bans *all* internet access, then fine. But ban only Wikipedia? Unless VPNs don't work in Turkey too. rex On Saturday, April 29, 2017, Isaac Olatunde <reachout2isaac(a)gmail.com> wrote:

Hi all, The WMF is going to release a statement. It's not up yet on the blog, but it's coming - its with our Turkish counsel (lawyers) for review. Keep you posted! Katherine On Sun, Apr 30, 2017 at 8:40 PM, Emna Mizouni &lt;emna.mizouni(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: -- Katherine Maher Wikimedia Foundation 149 New Montgomery Street San Francisco, CA 94105 +1 (415) 839-6885 ext. 6635 <(415)%20839-6885> +1 (415) 712 4873 <(415)%20712-4873> kmaher(a)wikimedia.org

Sorry. That was just a message on Facebook !! Not an official release. Excuse the brevity, sent from my iPhone.

Thanks for the update, Katherine. Best, Isaac On Sun, Apr 30, 2017 at 12:06 PM, Isla Haddow-Flood &lt;isla(a)wikiloveswomen.org > Sorry. That was just a message on Facebook !! Not an official release. > > Excuse the brevity, sent from my iPhone. > > On 30 Apr 2017, at 07:04, Katherine Maher &lt;kmaher(a)wikimedia.org> > Hi all, > > The WMF is going to release a statement. It's not up yet on the blog, but > it's coming - its with our Turkish counsel (lawyers) for review. Keep you > posted! > > Katherine > > On Sun, Apr 30, 2017 at 8:40 PM, Emna Mizouni &lt;emna.mizouni(a)gmail.com&gt; > >> Hi there, >> >> What kind of statement are we going to release ? In the name of the >> community or the foundation ? >> >> Best >> ​Emna >> >> _______________________________________________ >> African-Wikimedians mailing list >> African-Wikimedians(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians >> >> > > > -- > Katherine Maher > > Wikimedia Foundation > 149 New Montgomery Street > San Francisco, CA 94105 > > +1 (415) 839-6885 ext. 6635 <(415)%20839-6885> > +1 (415) 712 4873 <(415)%20712-4873> > kmaher(a)wikimedia.org > > _______________________________________________ > African-Wikimedians mailing list > African-Wikimedians(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians > > > _______________________________________________ > African-Wikimedians mailing list > African-Wikimedians(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians > >